kumikumi shellfish species (not identified)

Part of Speech n3
    • shellfish species (not identified)
      • animals, shellfish
      • Example 2876:
        O kumikumi o kapa apaapa koa, evehee o raramun.
        The kumikumi has only a thin shell, but it is smooth.
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 349
      • Example 3876:
        O kiris, kumikumi, voovori ae sui, a maamihu kaku kehaa vai na vaapeha koari, a maamihu rakerake riori.
        The kiris shellfish, kumikumi shellfish, voovori clam and the ark shellfish, all these shellfish are just the same, all of them are searched for.
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 340-342
      • Example 3877:
        Bean nao, ean pasi dee voosu mau o kiris, kumikumi, voovori bara o sui. Ean pasi gono bata nom amaa kehaa vai teo peho koa o vuri, eikou na kasi ahe bata nom an.
        When you go, you will bring home kiris, kumikumi, voovori and the ark shellfish, because you find them all when you dig.
        Source: Sii 45W(Joy) 345

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  • See also:
    • kasi1 dig something out; dig a hole
    • kirisi1 kind of shellfish, unidentified
    • sui ark shellfish
    • voovori kind of small clam